Events

UAE Minister of State for Foreign Affairs to visit Belarus 14-16 December
According to Dmitry Mironchik, the visit will be held as part of the agreements reached during the talks between the President of Belarus and the UAE authorities in October-November 2016. The foreign delegation will also comprise UAE Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation for Trade Mohammed Sharaf...

Alexei Poplavsky assumes office as Belarus’ Charge d'Affaires to Sweden
Charge d'affaires a.i. of Belarus to Sweden Alexei Poplavsky has assumed his duties in Stockholm. For the time being, the diplomat is working alone. As soon as organizational matters are settled (including the selection of premises for the embassy, opening of a bank account and some other matters), other staff will be sent to Stockholm...

UNGA expected to adopt Belarus-initiated resolution on Chernobyl
“Our country has drafted this resolution and held negotiations on it. The sponsors of the resolution include now about 30 countries, including Russia and Ukraine,” Dmitry Mironchik said...

CSTO, UN discuss prospects for cooperation during Belarus’ presidency of CSTO
Belarusian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Valentin Rybakov met with UN Assistant Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations El Ghassim Wane as part of his visit to New York. The parties discussed international peacekeeping activities and steps that can be taken to increase Belarus’ participation in UN peacekeeping operations...

Lukashenko: Over the past 25 years the CIS has grown into a modern regional community
“Over the past 25 years, relying on the principles of respect for national priorities and freedom of expression of its member states, the Commonwealth of Independent States has grown into a modern regional community that takes into account the interests of all the parties,” Alexander Lukashenko stressed...

Lukashenko expresses condolences to Indonesia President over earthquake victims
It was with deep sorrow and heartfelt sympathy that Belarus learned the news about the tragic event, the Belarusian head of state said...

Belarus, United Nations discuss cooperation in combating terrorism
The parties considered promising areas of cooperation between Belarus and the United Nations in combating terrorism. They discussed the results of CTC’s assessment of Belarus’ compliance with thecounter-terrorism resolutions of the UN Security Council...

Belarus-USA relations can be and should be normalized
former U.S. Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Robert Barry

Belarus, Poland discuss political, trade and economic cooperation
Ways to intensify the Belarusian-Polish cooperation in the political, trade and economic areas were discussed at the meeting between Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Belarus to Russia Igor Petrishenko and Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Poland to Russia Wlodzimierz Marciniak in Moscow...

Makei to attend OSCE Ministerial Council meeting in Hamburg
Vladimir Makei is scheduled to speak at a plenary meeting of the OSCE Ministerial Council and to hold bilateral meetings on the margins of the event...

Belarus, Latvia sign agreement on cooperation in defense sector
The document was signed during the official visit of Belarus’ Defense Minister Andrei Ravkov to Latvia on 5-6 December. The program of the visit envisaged meetings with Latvian Minister of Defense Raimonds Bergmanis and Minister of Foreign Affairs Edgars Rinkevics...

UN hosts Belarus-initiated roundtable session on human trafficking
Valentin Rybakov laid out Belarus’ vision for the organization of the UNGA high-level meeting on the review of Global Plan of Action to Combat Trafficking in Persons. The Belarusian representative also apprised the roundtable participants of Belarus’ initiatives on the international arena in this area of the UN activity...

Israel to advance cooperation with Vitebsk Oblast in economy, culture, tourism
Olga Slov said: “It is important for us to determine contact points and spheres of cooperation with Vitebsk Oblast. Particularly now — in anticipation of the arrival of the permanent ambassador of Israel to Belarus. There are many areas that can be explored: joint ventures, cultural projects, efforts to increase tourism traffic between our countries"...

WHO: Belarus is a very tolerant society
Dr Batyr Berdyklychev, Head of the WHO Country Office in Belarus, said during the events of the Inclusive Belarus campaign held in Vitebsk...

Belarus president decree against freeloading in for amendments
These matters were regularly discussed when Marianna Shchetkina delivered her reports to the head of state. “Back then I said that regardless of what was said about the decree it was necessary to live and work with it for some time in order to make additional decisions. It’s been more than a year since then. We can now see more or less clearly what the decree has produced, what positive sides the document has. Are there some shortcomings? Well, let’s fix them,” said the head of state...

Belarus-EU cooperation discussed in Brussels
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Belarus to Belgium, Permanent Representative of Belarus to the European Union Alexander Mikhnevich presented his credentials to President of the European Council Donald Tusk...

OSCE PA President to visit Belarus in March 2017
Preparations for the next session of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly due in Minsk on 5-9 July 2017 will be high on the agenda of the visit. “We will define the format and discuss other things regarding the event,” Boleslav Pirshtuk said...

Lukashenko: Decline in trade harms EEU’s image
“Let’s move is the direction that we chose in 2015: to boost the trade between Belarus and Irkutsk Oblast, and also between our country and Russia,” the Belarusian leader noted...

Delegation of Malaysian MPs to visit Belarus in mid December
The visit will strengthen Belarus’ ties with the parliaments of the Southeast Asian countries and advance the cooperation within the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)...

Belarus to advance cooperation with International Maritime Organization
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Belarus to the UK Sergei Aleinik discussed Belarus-IMO cooperation prospects as he met with Secretary General of the International Maritime Organization Kitack Lim...